Sedra-Stats
47th of the 54 sedras; 4th of 11 in D'varim
Written on 257.8 lines in a Sefer Torah (rank: 4)
20 Parshiyot; 5 open; 15 closed (rank: 10 tied)
126 p'sukim - ranks 13th same as Lech Lecha, but larger than it. Lech Lecha ranks 23 in size, compared with 4th for R'ei.
1932 words - ranks 7th
7442 letters - ranks 7th
Largest sedra in D'varim
Relatively long p'sukim (hence, jump in ranking), like most sedras in D'varim

Mitzvot
55 of the 613; 17 positive, 38 prohibition (There are even more than the official 55)Only Ki Tetze & Emor have more mitzvot
R’EI has a pasuk (12:17) with 8 (yes 8) mitzvot and another with 5 mitzvot (13:9). No other pasuk in the Torah (of the 5844 others) comes close to these two p’sukim, mitzva-wise.

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